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Edward Smith (Texas)
Edward Smith (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 2 of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Smith (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 28, 2024.
Biography
Edward Smith earned a B.S. in political science from Texas A&M University in 2001 and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2005. Smith’s career experience includes working as an associate attorney with Brayton Purcell and with Hissey Kientz.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis defeated John Messinger in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maggie Ellis (D)  | 50.9 | 700,587 |
 | John Messinger (R) | 49.1 | 675,885 | |
| Total votes: 1,376,472 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis defeated incumbent Edward Smith in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Ellis | 65.0 | 17,385 |
 | Edward Smith | 35.0 | 9,362 | |
| Total votes: 26,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis and incumbent Edward Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Melissa Lorber in the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Ellis | 40.5 | 56,909 |
| ✔ | | Edward Smith | 31.5 | 44,192 |
 | Melissa Lorber | 28.0 | 39,337 | |
| Total votes: 140,438 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
John Messinger advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Messinger | 100.0 | 185,153 |
| Total votes: 185,153 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Edward Smith defeated incumbent Cindy Olson Bourland in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Smith (D) | 53.0 | 552,167 |
 | Cindy Olson Bourland (R) | 47.0 | 489,191 | |
| Total votes: 1,041,358 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Edward Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Smith |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Cindy Olson Bourland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Olson Bourland |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Edward Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 2019-2024 |
Succeeded by Maggie Ellis (D) |
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